I heard a knock on the hotel door as I was in the kitchen, munching on some chips trying to distract myself from the loud noise. I walked to the door and opened it. "Hey girl!" Janet exclaimed happily, giving me a hug. "Hey Booty!" I said teasing her.

"You are too much," she said, shaking her finger at me laughing. "Come in," I said, opening the door wider for her. She followed me to the living room and she sat down on the couch as I made my way back to the kitchen. "Chips?" I asked coming back into the living room holding up a bag of Lays. "No, no, I'm good. Thank you though," she said, rubbing her palms on her thighs.

I shrugged and plopped down on the couch. "Where's Mike and Ash?"she asked and I rolled my eyes. "What?" she asked, chuckling. "Those two are driving me insane," I said and she laughed some more, "I'm serious," I defended.

"What have they been doing?" she asked and I looked at her. "Let's listen shall we?" I asked, raising my eyebrows. She gave me a weird look and I grabbed the TV remote and turned the TV on mute.

The minute I did, we could hear the headboard hitting up against the wall and moans coming from their bedroom. Janet covered her ears, "Turn the TV back on, now. Right now," she said quickly, "I don't want to hear my brother having sex."

I laughed, unmuting the TV. I placed the remote back on the coffee table but Janet grabbed it, turning the TV up even more. I laughed at her, "Welcome to the past 3 days of my life," I said, popping a chip in my mouth. "I take it they're good again," Janet said and I nodded. "Yep, can't keep their hands off each other. Literally," I said and Janet cringed.

"I think I'm scarred for life," she said dramatically, making me laugh. "Me too, but in all honesty, I'm glad they're fixing what's going on. Ashley isn't depressed anymore. She's getting more and more to her old self every day and I can see that's making Michael so happy," I said. Janet smiled, "Good. I'm so glad to hear that. I knew nothing would happen to them. Their love is too strong to just wither away."

"Yeah, I agree. It broke my heart though when Ashley told me what Michael thought before they made up," I said and Janet looked at me confused, "What'd he think?" she asked. I sighed, "He told Ashley, as a statement, that she was falling out of love with him and he wasn't what she wanted anymore."

"Oh no," Janet said sadly. I nodded, "I know. He even was willing to set her free if that's what it was going to take to make her happy again. He loves her that much that he'd break his own heart into a million pieces for her," I said and Janet pouted, sadly.

"That breaks my heart. Poor Mike," Janet said and I sighed, "yeah, I know, but Ash assured him that wasn't the case at all. They poured their hearts to each other essentially and were able to make up." Janet sighed, "I'm so grateful for that." I nodded, "Me too."

Janet and I continued to talk and about 15 minutes later, we heard the bedroom door open and out stepped Ashley fixing her hair and Michael adjusting his belt on his slacks. Ashley made eye contact with us first and Janet and I both gave her a playful disgusted look.

Michael leaned in and kissed her on her neck, still not noticing us. Ashley pushed him away, but he kept trying to kiss her. "Oh hello," she said to us and Michael stopped and looked up at us. He composed himself and stood up straight, smiling awkwardly. "Hey you guys," he said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Hey," I mumbled back and Janet looked at them disgustedly. Ashley chuckled, walking over to us with Michael following behind her. "Hey Lish," she said, giving me a hug. Michael hugged me as Ashley went to give Janet a hug.

"Hey Dunk," Michael said leaning in to kiss Janet's cheek but she curved him. "A hug will suffice," she said leaning in to hug him. He looked at her weird and pulled back from their hug. We watched as he walked back over next to Ashley and she smiled at him, grabbing his face and pulling him in for a kiss.

Janet and I groaned at their display of affection. Ashley pulled away from Michael and looked over at us, "What is up with you two?" she asked with a confused look on her face. Janet and I looked at each other and then looked towards them.

Michael looked at Ashley and then back to us with the same facial expression as her. "I don't know, maybe you guys should work on being a little quieter in the bedroom," I said and Janet nodded in agreement.

Ashley's mouth dropped and she looked at Michael in embarrassment. "You heard us?" she asked in embarrassment. "Loud and clear," Janet said and she groaned, hiding her face in her hands. Michael pulled her into him chuckling. "We didn't know you guys were out here. We apologize," he said looking at us with his cheeks all red.

"Obviously," Janet said and he chuckled nervously. "Sorry," Ashley said through her teeth. "It's fine," I said, wanting to change the subject.

"Hey, how about we all go grab a late lunch/ early dinner? Yeah?" Michael asked, changing the conversation. "Yes," Janet and I both said at the same time. "Okay, let me go get Bill," he said, pulling away from Ashley. He winked at her and smiled before he left the room.

As I watched Michael leave the room, I heard giggling. I turned and saw Janet and Alisha giggling to each other. "What is up with you two!? Y'all already embarrassed me two seconds ago," I said, putting my hands on my hips.

"More like what's up with you," Janet said, walking over to me and poking me in my side, making me laugh. They smiled at me, making me shyly smile down at my feet. "Look at you all happy again. I love to see it," Janet said. I looked up at her and smiled.

"Ashley's back baby!" Alisha said and I laughed. "I'm getting there. Michael has just been so great and we're getting back to where we were before and I'm so grateful for that," I admitted. "Oh we can see that," Alisha said and I shoved her playfully. "Shut up," I mumbled, getting embarrassed again.

Janet pulled me in for a hug, "No, we're just teasing. We're happy to have the old, bubbly you back." I smiled and Janet pulled Alisha into the hug too. "I love you guys," I said heartily. "We love you too," they said back.

We pulled back from the hug, "Was I really that loud?" I asked, quietly. Janet rolled her eyes, nodding and Alisha blew out a breath. "I heard you from the kitchen," Alisha said and I covered my mouth, "You could literally hear the headboard banging into the wall. How are you even walking?" Alisha asked and I turned away embarrassed.

I heard them laughing at me and I turned to face them again. "Seriously, how are you walking?" Alisha asked again and Janet groaned, "Lish no more," she said. Alisha looked at me wanting to know the answer, "Is he that good?" she asked. "Alisha!!" Janet exclaimed, covering her ears.

"So good," I mouthed, "So good," I said dramatically. Alisha cheered and Janet plugged her ears singing "lalalala" to block us out. I laughed and pulled Janet's hands away from her ears, "We're done talking about it," I said still laughing. "Thank God," she said as Michael walked back into the room.

"We're all set, so whenever you guys are ready we can go," he said walking up to me. "I'm ready," I said looking at Janet and Alisha. "Us too," Janet said. Janet grabbed her purse off the couch and Alisha spoke, "Wait, let me go pee first," she said. "Oo, me too," Janet said and I watched as they walked to the bathroom.

I felt Michael grab my waist and turn me around to face him. "Oh, hello there Mr. Jackson," I said, wrapping my arms around his neck. "Oh, hello Ms. Richmond," he said, smiling at me. "Did I tell you how beautiful you look today?" he asked. "Yes, but you can say it again if you'd like," I said, squinting playfully at him. He laughed, "You look beautiful," he whispered to me. I gazed into his eyes and as always, I felt so overcome with love looking at him that I got shy. "Thank you," I said looking down at our feet.

I heard him smile at my shyness. He took one hand off my waist and tilted my chin up, making me look at him. He slowly leaned in and placed his lips on mine. He pecked my lips, but kept his lips there wanting me to kiss him. I pressed my lips into his and I felt his curl up in a smile.

He moved his finger under my chin to grab my cheek and he deepened the kiss, pulling me as close to him as possible. We fell into our own world as we made out. I felt Michael take a few steps forward and I felt my back against a door. He removed one hand from around my waist and went to open the bedroom door, but Janet and Alisha turned the hallway, walking back from the bathroom.

"Great, here we go," I heard Alisha say and Janet groaned in disgust. Michael pulled away from the kiss and took a few steps back, licking his lips as I wiped the corners of my mouth with my thumb. "Sorry," I said, grabbing Michael's hand and walking us out the door with Janet and Alisha following us.

We had a great time eating out together at this restaurant Michael and I had never been to in New York before. Janet recommended it and it was delicious. The food was amazing, the service was amazing, and the drinks were even more amazing. I ordered about 4 cosmos. I would've kept going but Michael cut me off.

We had dropped Janet off at her hotel and now we had made it back to the New York Palace. Michael and I held hands as we walked down the hallway with Alisha on the other side of me. "Well, this is me, have a good rest of your night. I'm sure you two will," she said, taking out her keycard.

Michael and I both laughed out of embarrassment. "Goodnight Lish," I said, giving her a quick hug and pulling Michael's hand down the hallway. "Goodnight Alisha!" Michael yelled back to her. "Goodnight!" she yelled before she closed her room door.

Michael turned his head to face me again as I still kept a firm grip on his hand, walking backwards. "What time do you leave tomorrow?" I asked, still walking down the hallway towards our room. He pouted, "9 in the morning."

"That's so early," I whined. "I know, but you come back to LA in two days, so we'll be back together in no time," he said, trying to cheer me up. Michael and I had been back and forth to New York for the past two and a half weeks. Except this time, we were on much better terms than the last time we came when I had a literal anxiety attack in the middle of dinner, which by the way, my family called me every single day after asking about me because Michael had called and told them.

We walked up to the door and I moved out of the way so Michael could open the door. I watched him biting my lip as he unlocked our room door. I don't know what it is but he just made everything he did look so sexy and I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to rock his entire world right now.

I heard the door beep and he stood up straight going to open the door but he looked over at me. "Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked with his hand on the door handle. I licked my bottom lip, biting it. I walked up to him and put my lips to the shell of his ear. His grip on the door got tighter and I felt his body tremble to my touch.

"One for the road?" I whispered in his ear, placing a soft kiss. I pulled away and he stared at me with lust in his eyes. He nodded, slowly opening the door to our room. "Race you to the bedroom," I said running off. "You cheater!" he yelled, running after me.

I laughed as I ran down the hallway to the bedroom with Michael hot on my tail. As I went to open the door, Michael picked me up and threw me over his shoulder. "Michael!" I screamed out in laughter, kicking my feet a little. He pushed open the door and walked over to the bed, tossing me on it.

"Now we both win," he said, crawling on top of me. He leaned down to kiss me but I shook my head, "Nope," I said, rolling us over, "I'm in charge tonight tonight." He smiled up at me as I unbuttoned his dark green corduroy shirt. I opened up his shirt, taking it off. We both kicked off our shoes and I sat back straddling him as I untied my shirt. I removed myself from him to take off my slacks, Michael never taking his eyes off of me as I did so.

I crawled back on top of him, straddling him again and started to undo his belt. I took off his belt and threw it on the floor with my clothes and his shirt. I leaned down, flipping my hair to the side to kiss him. "That was so sexy," he mumbled against my lips.

I smiled and unzipped his slack, feeling him up. "Ready for me to rock your world?" I asked seductively against his lips. "Oh boy," he said as I pressed my lips into his.

I felt a dip on my side of the bed, waking me up out of my sleep. I blinked my eyes open slowly, trying to adjust to the bright light. Once my vision became fully, clear I looked up and saw Michael all dressed and ready to leave back to LA, looking down at me with a smile.

He ran his hand down my arm and I shivered at his cold hands. He chuckled pulling the comforter over my body more, "I'm sorry," he said softly and I shook my head, closing my eyes again, "it's okay."

I got comfortable under the covers again, laying on my side as Michael sat on the bed by my chest. He leaned down and repeatedly placed warm kisses on my cheek. I softly held his head as he continued to place delicate kisses on my cheek.

He pulled away and I opened my eyes. "I'm about to get out of here," he said quietly. "I don't want you to leave," I said, pouting. "You are adorable," he said chuckling at me, "But we'll be together soon. You're only here two more days," he said softly and I nodded. "Yeah," I said, grabbing him and pulling him down so I could squeeze him tight.

"I love you," I whispered in his ear and I heard him smile. "I love you more Smiles," he said softly and I loosened my grip on him. He leaned in and placed a kiss on my lips. I smiled at him as he got up. "Don't do anything crazy in these two days, missy," he teased, "I know you. You'll go clubbing all night long."

I smiled deviously up at him, "No promises." He shook his head playfully at me as I chuckled. "Have a safe flight. Call me when you land." He nodded and grabbed my hand, giving it a gentle squeeze, "I will. You be safe, okay?" he said softly and I nodded. I watched him walk away to the door but I stopped him, "Michael wait!" I said and he turned around to face me.

"Yeah?" he asked softly. I smiled, "Can you turn the switch on for the black out curtains?" I asked and he laughed, "Sure baby."

I cheered and got comfortable in the bed again hugging into his pillow and closing my eyes. I heard him chuckle behind me as the black out curtain rolled out to block the sunlight from the windows. "I love you," he said once more as he shut the door.

"I love you too," I said, opening my eyes seeing him close the door. I sighed, closing my eyes again trying to go back to sleep. What could happen in two days right?

(Ashley and Josephine)

Alisha, my model friends, Josephine, Shanina, and Jasmine, and I were escorted to VIP of this new club in Manhattan. There were flashes going off in every direction as I tried to smile and catch the angles while also trying to make sure I didn't trip over my own feet.

Last minute Alisha and I decided to go out for our last night in New York for a while. And to add, I needed a night out on the town. I can't recall the last time I had one because I had been so busy with work.

We approached our table and slid in the booth as the crowd below chanted my name and even some of my model friends. We all knew each other since we were 15 when we all were trying to get scouted by modeling agencies and now look at us.

We've all recently reconnected at New York Spring Fashion week and every time I came back to New York this past month, we've been hanging out. Josephine's actually moving to LA where the rest of us are and I'm so excited.

"Do you remember the last time we partied together?" Josephine asked, looking at me and I looked up, trying to remember. "I remember it was when I was in college," I said uncertainly. She nodded dramatically, "Yeah, a night I literally cannot remember for the life of me. Certain parts are literally blacked out of my memory," she said, making us all laugh.

"Ahh, the good ole days," I said jokingly. "Oh how things have changed," Alisha said through a sigh and I laughed. "I know, like you're dating Michael Jackson. And not an impersonator, like THE Michael Jackson," she said with her mouth opened.

I laughed some more, "I know, it's wild. It's even hard for me to believe sometimes," I said truthfully. "I remember you used to talk about him all the time," Josephine said, "I remember this one time specifically at an audition we both were at and I think we were like 15 maybe? Anyway, they asked us "What are your future goals?" and all of us were like "To walk in a Chanel show, get scouted by Ford's" but this one?" she said thumbing at me, "She literally said "marry Michael Jackson," she finished.

Everyone started laughing at me and I pointed at her, "That was the truth! I told the truth! And did I not end up getting the job!?" I asked and she nodded, laughing, "You did."

"You manifested it," Shanina said laughing. "She did she really did," Jasmine added. "Where is he?" Josephine asked. "He went back to LA yesterday. He's working on his album that will be released this year so he's back and forth in the studio," I answered looking over the drink menu.

They all nodded and soon the waiter came and took our drink orders. "Thank you," we all said simultaneously as he handed them to us. "Waiter," Jasmine said, putting her finger up, "Can we actually have a round of shots please?" she asked and everyone cheered. "Sure, I'll bring that over right now. And must I say, you are all extremely beautiful," he said and we all blushed.

"Thank you," we all said and he smiled. He winked at Alisha before he turned to walk away. "Oooo," we all said, teasing her. "He may come home with me tonight," she said, taking a sip of her drink and we all cheered.

The rest of the night was extremely fun and I'm really glad I came out tonight. It was just what I needed and I couldn't ask for a better group to have hung out with tonight.

As I was on the dance floor dancing with Josephine and Shanina, Alisha came over. "Michael just called me. He says he's been calling all night trying to get a hold of you," she slurred. "Oh shit," I said with a heavy tongue from all of the alcohol and shots. "Come on," I said, grabbing Josephine and Shanina's hand, pulling them back to the table with me.